Arkansas, 2001

Damaging Wind in Arkansas, June 5, 2001

June 5, 2001 · NWS LZK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 5, 2:43 PM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 2:43 PM CST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
343 PM CDT TUE JUN 5 2001

PROBLEM TODAY IS DIURNAL THUNDERSHOWERS AND TIMING OF NEXT FRONT.

CLOUDS CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTHWARD FROM TROPICAL STORM ALLISON
ACROSS CWFA AS SEEN ON LATEST SATELLITE PICTURES. DIURNAL SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSHOWERS ARE ALSO ONGOING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
ACCORDING TO KLZK RADAR. FEEL THESE WILL DISSIPATE WHEN THE SUN
SETS. COLD FRONT IN THE PLAINS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT WILL BE A SLOW MOVER. THIS FRONT SHOULD REACH
THE LITTLE ROCK AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND INTO SOUTH ARKANSAS
BY THURSDAY MORNING. MENTIONED HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN THE SOUTH FOR
WEDNESDAY WITH SHEAR AXIS LOCATED ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. AROUND
AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA.

THURSDAY WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE NORTH BUT CHANCES OF RAIN WILL
CONTINUE IN THE SOUTH WITH THE FRONT REMAINING IN THE AREA. THURSDAY
NIGHT WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR IN ALL SECTIONS WITH HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A DRY PERIOD THIS WEEKEND
AND INTO NEXT WEEK.

MOS TEMPERATURES LOOKED A BIT LOW FOR TOMORROW. THEREFORE...WENT
ABOVE THEEM MOST LOCATIONS...AS CENTRAL AND SOUTH SECTIONS SHOULD SEE
90S AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

.LIT...NONE.

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The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:02 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When
June 5, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Pike County, 8 mi N of Murfreesboro
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
34.183, -93.683

Thunderstorm winds destroyed two boat houses and damaged several boats and docks on Lake Greeson, about 8 miles north of Murfreesboro.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5255122.